by Jo Diaz | Feb 24, 2020 | Argentina, Australia, California, France, Lodi, Mendoza, Oregon, Red Wine, Rhone, Sample, Wine
I’ve written about winter white wines, in Winter Wonderland Whites: Think Wine, Regionality, Food, and Umani Ronchi Vellodoro Pecorino. I also want to pay homage to winter reds as Heartwarming Wines, because they just are. National Heart Month is February, as...
by Jo Diaz | May 27, 2019 | France, French Wine, Italy, Oregon, Provence, Rosé, Verona, Walla Walla, Washington, Willamette Valley, Wine, Wine Appreciation, Wine Making, Wine tasting
May, the glorious month, when we know winter is truly behind us. Spring has sprung, and in a Mediterranean climate ~ where I’m living ~ so are the roses. They surround our homes, all colors, all styles, the visual flavors of the season. I just photographed this...
by Jo Diaz | Nov 21, 2018 | Imports, Oregon, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, Red Wine, Rosé, Sample, White Wine, Wine
[PHOTO: Purchased] Company samples are listed with each wine. PREFACE HEART ~ THE WINERY: This information came from the wineries’ notes. SCIENCE ~ WINEMAKING ~ From the winery. SOUL ~ Jo’s Musings The early bird arrived with all of these samples. Each...
by Jo Diaz | Oct 3, 2018 | Oregon, Pinot Noir, Wine, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
[PHOTO: from Eric Eide, Diaz Communications wine client] As a wine publicist, there are many times when writing technical data introductions are required. Winemakers, after all, have little time to be crafting their own messages. In some instances, however, someone...
by Jo Diaz | Jun 20, 2018 | Education, Investing, Napa, Oregon, Solano County, Sonoma, Wine, Winery, Wines
This is a wine blog, not a trade magazine, so my take of Wine Business Monthly’s ~ Vineyard Economic Symposium ~ is really that of being a fly on the wall, not to get the best investment strategy. The room was full of economists, not my average American wine...
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